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Elizabeth Anne Davenport OAM (born 12 April 1945) is an Australian fashion designer and businesswoman.[1][2][3]
 | This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (July 2011) |
Davenport is a managing director of Liz Davenport Fashion Pty Ltd, and long-term campaigner for conservation of Australian old-growth forest.[4][5] She stood as a Liberals for Forests candidate for the electoral district of Nedlands in 2001 elections for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, but was defeated.[6] She also stood as one of the candidates of the 2001 Australian federal election, but again was not elected.[7]
Awards that Davenport has received in Australia include:
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), "For service to the fashion industry, and to the community".[8][9]
- HRH Queen Sirikit of Thailand – Silk Festival[10]
- Finalist of the 2011 Western Australia Citizen of the Year[11]
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